CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history: Richard Bulkeley Phillipps Grant (1801-1857) became heir to the Picton Estates in 1823 and assumed the surname Philipps, becoming Richard Bulkeley Phillipps Philipps. He was created Baron Milford of Picton Castle in 1847. He died in 1857, and the estates passed to his half-brother, the Rev. James Henry Alexander Philips (formerly Gwyther) (1814-1875).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract: Deeds, 1744-1898, relating to the estate of Sir Richard Bulkeley Phillipps Philipps and his descendants, of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement: Arranged chronologically.

Conditions governing access: No restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction: Usual copyright regulations apply.

Finding aids: Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Pembrokeshire Record Office and the National Register of Archives.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records deposited at the Pembrokeshire Record Office have been retained.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material: Further papers relating to the Philipps family and the Picton Castle estate are National Library of Wales, Picton Castle Estate Records, National Library of Wales MS 23273-6, National Library of Wales ex 818, 1940, and Pembrokeshire Record Office, D/RTP/SUM and D/RTP/PCE. Related maps and plans are NLW PG 4210-4275

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note: Title from contents of fonds.

Archivist's note: Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire Estate Papers catalogue; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, (London, 2000); The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959)

Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition, AACR2 and LCSH.